VirtualBox

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Last modified 12 years ago

#10079 closed defect

python support is broken in Debian squeeze packages — at Initial Version

Reported by: Technologov Owned by:
Component: installer Version: VirtualBox 4.1.8
Keywords: Cc:
Guest type: other Host type: other

Description

Host: Debian Linux 6 x64 + VBox 4.1.8

Squeeze package has broken python support:

http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.1.8/virtualbox-4.1_4.1.8-75467~Debian~squeeze_amd64.deb

The multi-distro installer works:

http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.1.8/VirtualBox-4.1.8-75467-Linux_amd64.run

>>> from vboxapi import VirtualBoxManager
>>> mgr = VirtualBoxManager(None, None)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/vboxapi/__init__.py", line 513, in __init__
    exec "self.platform = Platform"+style+"(platparams)"
  File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/vboxapi/__init__.py", line 349, in __init__
    import xpcom.vboxxpcom
ImportError: No module named xpcom.vboxxpcom

-Technologov, 24.12.2011.

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